Health · Edison

Edison, NJ health

Edison differs from New Jersey on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.6% vs 7%) and fewer uninsured adults (7.7% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 08817, 08820, 08837

Report card

How Edison compares with New Jersey

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Edison adults…

31 of every 100 Edison adults have high blood pressure

New Jersey: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.1–33.6%

Bars show Edison; the black tick is New Jersey. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Edison, betterEdison, worseToo close to callNew Jersey

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Edison
NJ 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Edison
NJ 37.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.9% Edison
NJ 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.4% Edison
NJ 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Edison adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Jersey.

Yearly checkup

NJ 78%

Dentist visit

NJ 66%

Cholesterol check

NJ 89%

Colon screening

NJ 63%

Mammogram

NJ 76%

Taking BP meds

NJ 77%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Edison 7.7% · New Jersey 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Edison adults are doing

1 in 3Edison adults feel lonely

33.7% · New Jersey 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 9Edison adults have been diagnosed with depression

10.9% · New Jersey 15.1% · better

1 in 4Edison adults lack social or emotional support

25.8% · New Jersey 24% · too close to call

1 in 8Edison adults are in frequent mental distress

12.1% · New Jersey 14.7% · better

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9

Edison adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · NJ 14.3% · better

1 in 11

Edison adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · NJ 12.3% · better

1 in 22

Edison adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · NJ 7% · better

1 in 18

Edison adults lack reliable transportation

5.6% · NJ 7.4% · better

5.2% of Edison adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.4% across New Jersey.

Disability

Living with a disability

20.2%

of Edison adults live with a disability (New Jersey 24.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.8%

Thinking or memory8.8%

Hearing4.5%

Errands alone4.8%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.3%

Black tick: New Jersey. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Edison

Edison and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

24.6%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 26towns on this map, healthiest first

Edison24.6%

Piscataway26.3%

East Brunswick27.2%

Highland Park28.5%

South Plainfield30%

Woodbridge31.1%

Sayreville32%

New Brunswick36.6%

Care nearby

Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy · 3.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Jfk University Medical CenterEdison · 3.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick · 5.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Children's Specialized HospitalNew Brunswick · 5.1 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Central Jersey Medical CenterPerth Amboy · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Jewish Renaissance Foundation Community Health CenterEdison · 4.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEdison is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careEdison is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthEdison is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Edison. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Edison

Measure	Edison	Margin	New Jersey
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.8%	28.1–33.6%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.9%	35.8–42%	39.3%	about the same
Obesity	24.6%	21.2–28.2%	28.9%	better
Arthritis	18.3%	16.4–20.2%	22.2%	better
Depression	10.9%	9.3–12.6%	15.1%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.5%	6.1–9.2%	9.6%	better
Asthma	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	8.9%	better
Cancer (not skin)	5.9%	5.3–6.4%	7.5%	better
Diabetes	10.7%	9.4–12%	10.9%	about the same
COPD	3.5%	3.1–4%	5.1%	better
Heart disease	4.4%	4–4.8%	5.6%	better
Stroke	2.4%	2.2–2.6%	3.1%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	8.4%	7.2–9.8%	10.9%	better
Binge drink	12.9%	11–14.9%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	23.1%	20.2–26.1%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	34.2–42.2%	37.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76.6–81.8%	78%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.7%	65.8–71.3%	65.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.7–91.2%	89.1%	about the same
Colon screening	62.4%	58.3–66.2%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	69.7–81.2%	75.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.7–79%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	30.4–37.3%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.8%	23–28.8%	24%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.1%	10.7–13.5%	14.7%	better
Fair or poor health	14.1%	12.5–15.9%	17.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	9.4%	8.3–10.5%	12.2%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	9.7–13%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	9%	7.8–10.3%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	4–5.3%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	5.6%	5–6.4%	7.4%	better
Receive SNAP	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	8.4%
Disability
Any disability	20.2%	17.9–22.7%	24.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	8.8%	7.6–9.9%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	11.5%
Hearing	4.5%	4–5%	5.7%
Vision	3.5%	3.2–3.8%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	2.3%	2.1–2.6%	3.3%
Errands alone	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	6.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Edison door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Jersey figure falls inside it, we don't call Edison better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Edison by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Edison by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Jersey figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.